In addition to enabling the manufacture of platelets on demand, the finding could help doctors better treat both cancer and thrombocytopenia, a clotting disorder that often strikes newborns in ...

A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets on demand, a timely finding following the Red Cross' declaration ...

Cryopreserved platelets cost more and are linked to worse bleeding and clinical outcomes than liquid-stored platelets in a ...

Those with an increased risk of bleeding may require platelet transfusion in various medical situations such as after a severe injury or prior to major surgery, to prevent bleeding or excessive blood ...

(Nanowerk News) A new insight into RNA regulation has taken researchers a big step forward in understanding how the body creates platelets. Platelets are the smallest of all blood cells; they ...

PL BioScience, a German life science company specializing in the production and development of human platelet lysate (HPL) for cell expansion, reported the first-time production of an artificial HPL ...

Megakaryocytes are the parent cells that make platelets—sticky bodies that circulate in the bloodstream and help the blood to clot when you get cut. They are also the culprits that contribute to clot ...

Thrombocytopenia is a condition in which the blood has an unusually low number of platelets. Also known as thrombocytes, the platelets are blood components that aid in the process of blood clotting. A ...

A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let doctors ramp up production of blood-clotting platelets on demand, a timely finding following the Red Cross’ declaration ...